Benjamin Jomo Washiali

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 421 to 430 of 1882.

• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Now that we are going to pass this Bill, and I am sure the Members will support it, I wish the Ministry of Health will set up facilities to check radioactive materials at all our border points so that Kenyans are safe from radioactive materials. Part II has established the Kenya Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They have made the Commission as independent and autonomous as possible, so that it can do its work without any problem. I like Part VI which talks about the safety of radiation sources and facilities. That is just an emphasis of what I was talking about ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: I know I have a few minutes to go. In summary, I am just wondering why as a developing country, we are getting into business that advanced or developed countries are getting out. As we speak, countries like Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Philippines, South Korea, Sweden and Switzerland are already decommissioning their plants. Therefore, even as we try to imagine that this will be a major source of power, we need to borrow a leaf from the countries that have had this power and if possible find out the reasons why they are decommissioning. There is no point of us ... view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. In this budget-making process, as a House, we rely most on committees. Our Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Services has had time to look at this issue, evaluated it, digested it and brought it to the Floor of the House. I think it will be very unfair and it will be undermining the process of budget-making and undermining the process of parliamentary procedures that we can quickly overturn the decision that has been made by the Committee. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of ... view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Secondly, this is not the first time we are changing funds for a commission. Just a few minutes ago, we changed the funds going to the SRC, which is another Commission. Therefore, I support the amendment. Even the Parliamentary Service Commission has also been a victim. Therefore, I support this amendment and stand by the decision of the Committee. view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute. From the leadership desk, I want to take this opportunity to thank the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the entire Committee and the other committees. view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: The committees had a responsibility to look at the Budget together with the ministries during the long recess. From the leadership desk, there is no committee that did not have quorum. That tells you that we are, indeed, very committed to this budget-making process. As the leadership, we are very grateful that this has been done successfully. If you remember very well, this Motion is supposed to be considered for three allotted days. But you can see that we have completed the exercise in the 2nd Allotted Day. This means that we have worked very fast and diligently to make ... view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: I do not want to talk much. I want to reiterate what the Member for Matungulu has said. Other than making the Budget, this House has the oversight role. It is not enough to just supply funds. After supplying them, we must go out there and counter-check to see whether the money we have supplied today is being used the way Kenyans would wish to see it happen. Therefore, I want to urge the Members of the committees who have been given the responsibility to oversee the State Departments that we have currently supplied with funds to be more vigilant ... view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Otherwise, I also want to thank you and appreciate the commitment of the Hon. Speaker and the Members of the Chairperson’s Panel. You have spoken in this process more than us. Because of the requirement that you must speak every time we have to vote, we thank you for your commitment. As the leadership, especially from the Majority Party side, we want to assure you that we will stand with you, especially when there is a matter that has this kind of weight. view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you for giving me a chance to contribute. view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Like I said earlier, the Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Duale, who was supposed to move this Motion, was involved in other official businesses on the “House on the Hill” in anticipation that this Motion will be moved tomorrow given that we felt as a leadership that the previous Order would go on until tomorrow. Therefore, please allow us to move this Motion tomorrow. view